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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the early years of the 21st Century gvnet.com/humantrafficking/Argentina.htm
Argentina is a source, transit, and
destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of
commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. Many victims are trafficked
within the country, from rural areas to urban centers, for forced
prostitution. Some Argentine women and girls are trafficked to neighboring
countries, Mexico, and Western Europe for commercial sexual exploitation.
Foreign women and children, primarily from Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, and the
Dominican Republic, are trafficked to Argentina for the same purpose. A
significant number of Bolivians, Paraguayans, and Peruvians are trafficked
into the country for forced labor in sweatshops and agriculture. - U.S.
State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2009 [full country report] |
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FEATURED ARTICLES *** Clamping Down on Human Trafficking Marcela Valente, IPS-Inter Press Service, www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35414 [accessed 19 January 2011] Susana Trimarco,
whose daughter was kidnapped in 2002, told IPS that the proposal for a
specific policy is an encouragement to her in her search for her
daughter. Trimarco, who attended the
seminar, was able to prove that her daughter Marita Verón, 24, fell into the
hands of a sexual exploitation ring. After she was kidnapped, her mother
obtained testimonies from other teenagers and young people, also victims of
trafficking, who had seen her in different places of captivity in several
provinces in the country. Although she
has not been able to find her daughter, the investigative work she and other
activists have carried out has led to the rescue of 94 people. Global March Worst Forms of Child Labour
Report 2005 The US Dept. of Labor's 2003 Findings on
the Worst Forms of Child Labour beta.globalmarch.org/worstformsreport/world/argentina.html [accessed 16 August 2012] CHILD SLAVERY - . In a recent raid by the police, Bolivian boys were discovered working as slaves in an Argentine factory; These boys were forced to work 19-hour shifts, they are prohibited from leaving, and they are often beaten to keep up the pace. Authorities are still investigating how these undocumented youths slipped past the border. The minors continued to work for almost two years, still receiving no pay, and falling into further debt imposed by their 'owners.' All too often those who risk coming to the city center find themselves working in factory jobs in conditions of contemporary slavery. ***
ARCHIVES *** The Department of Labor’s 2004 Findings on
the Worst Forms of Child Labor www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2004/argentina.htm [accessed 19 January 2011] INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Children are trafficked to Human Rights
Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61713.htm [accessed 19 January 2011] TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS
– While there were no official reports on the activities of traffickers, the
media reported that traffickers often presented themselves as employment
agencies or even as individual recruiters. Traffickers confiscated travel documents
to prevent victims from appealing to authorities for protection. Victims,
particularly women and girls in prostitution, may be denied contact with the
outside world. Victims often were threatened or beaten. SECTION
6 WORKER RIGHTS
– [c] While the law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by
children, there were reports that such practices occurred. An investigation into an apparent case of
forced labor involving potentially hundreds of Bolivian citizens working in
clothing sweatshops in Flores Sur, a neighborhood in the city of Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
April 10, 2002 sim.law.uu.nl/SIM/CaseLaw/uncom.nsf/0/3567bf5c062c819e41256c5d0043aa0b?OpenDocument [accessed 19 January 2011] [61] In light of articles
32 to 36 of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Undertake a study on the issue of commercial sexual exploitation and
trafficking of children in order to assess its scope and causes and develop
effective monitoring and other preventive measures; Argentina Rescues 700 from Human
Traffickers in 7 Months Victoria Rossi, In Sight, 21 August 2012 www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/argentina-rescues-human-traffickers [accessed 18 February 2013] Most of the
trafficking victims, principally women and children, had been sexually
exploited and forced into labor, the report by the Office for Rescue and Care
of Victims of Trafficking stated. Of the 712 people recovered during more
than 300 raids across the country, 85 were below the age of 18. Nearly 370
hailed from outside Argentina. Many of the victims
were financially desperate and had been lured by false advertisements for
nanny or modeling positions, said Zaida Gatti, the coordinator of rescue
efforts, reported El Universal newspaper. Others had been kidnapped, Gatti
said. ARGENTINA: Recruiting Celebs Against
Trafficking in Women Marcela Valente, IPS-Inter Press Service, www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36936 [accessed 19 January 2011] One case that
attracted public notice in Trimarco, honoured
this month as a "Woman of Courage" by the U.S. State Department,
infiltrated provincial brothels to find information which led to the rescue
of nearly 100 young women, the prosecution of 24 members of recruiting
networks, and the removal from office of a judge who was accused of being an
accomplice. However, she said there
was a lack of political will to combat the organisations that dupe women with
fancy job offers. Trimarco said the
information she has received from the families of other victims and from the
police indicates that there are about 500 missing young women in Argentina
who may have been trapped by human traffickers. One of them is her daughter
Marita, who according to several testimonies collected by Trimarco is still
alive. Clamping Down on Human Trafficking Marcela Valente, IPS-Inter Press Service, www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35414 [accessed 19 January 2011] Susana Trimarco,
whose daughter was kidnapped in 2002, told IPS that the proposal for a
specific policy is an encouragement to her in her search for her
daughter. Trimarco, who attended the
seminar, was able to prove that her daughter Marita Verón, 24, fell into the
hands of a sexual exploitation ring. After she was kidnapped, her mother
obtained testimonies from other teenagers and young people, also victims of
trafficking, who had seen her in different places of captivity in several
provinces in the country. Although she
has not been able to find her daughter, the investigative work she and other
activists have carried out has led to the rescue of 94 people. The Protection Project - The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/argentina.doc [accessed 2009] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Thousands of
women have been trafficked from the Women and girls are
trafficked into Argentina from Paraguay expecting to work as domestic
employees but are then forced into prostitution. Bolivian women and children
are trafficked to Argentina for domestic servitude as well as
prostitution. In July 2000, Bolivian
nationals trafficked 24 Bolivian girls to Argentina for purposes of
prostitution. The brothel owner’s mother recruited children from outdoor
markets in the rural areas of Bolivia, promising the children and their
parents that the children could work as criaditas, or little maids, in
Argentina. The children traveled by plane and were accompanied by the brothel
owner’s husband. When the case was brought to light, 16 of the girls were
repatriated. The remaining girls, legally adults at the time of the
investigation, remained in Argentina. The recruiter, the brothel owner’s husband,
the owner of the travel agency where the tickets and visas were obtained, and
the brothel owner were charged with forcing minors into prostitution. Freedom House
Country Report - Political Rights: 2 Civil Liberties: 2 Status: Free 2009 Edition www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2009/argentina [accessed 26 June 2012] Human Rights Overview Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org/americas/argentina [accessed 19 January 2011] Global March Worst Forms of Child Labour
Report 2005 The US Dept. of Labor's 2003 Findings on
the Worst Forms of Child Labour beta.globalmarch.org/worstformsreport/world/argentina.html [accessed 16 August 2012] CHILD SLAVERY - . In a recent
raid by the police, Bolivian boys were discovered working as slaves in an Argentine
factory; These boys were forced to work 19-hour shifts, they are prohibited
from leaving, and they are often beaten to keep up the pace. Authorities are
still investigating how these undocumented youths slipped past the border.
The minors continued to work for almost two years, still receiving no pay,
and falling into further debt imposed by their 'owners.' All too often those
who risk coming to the city center find themselves working in factory jobs in
conditions of contemporary slavery. Open letter from Amnesty International to
the Governor of Guadalupe Marengo, Amnesty International,
February 6, 2004 -- Index Number: AMR 13/003/2004 www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR13/003/2004 [accessed 19 January 2011] Sandra Cabrera had
complained publicly, and to the provincial authorities, about the continuous
harassment of female sex workers and extortion on the part of members of the
provincial police force, providing dates and the names of those responsible.
As you are no doubt aware, in December 2003 Sandra Cabrera was subjected to a
beating in her home by unidentified individuals, while the police protection
she had finally been granted was outside her front door. Our information is
that on Friday, 23 January 2004, Sandra Cabrera had accompanied one of her
friends, Stella Maris Longoni, and confirmed the latest complaint before the
Rosario Prosecutor’s Office against members of the Departamento de Moralidad(vice
squad ) for extortion and harassment. ILO to mark World Day Against Child Labour International Labour Organization (ILO)
News, www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/press-and-media-centre/news/WCMS_005279/lang--en/index.htm [accessed 28 August 2012] FROM LATIN AMERICA - The Triple
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